The ABCs of Adulthood: An Alphabet of Life Lessons

By Deborah Copaken and Randy Polumbo

Here's a book of wit and wisdom that's perfect for any "welcome to the adult world" moment. From New York Times bestselling author Deborah Copaken and noted sculptor Randy Polumbo come 26 genuine and funny bits of advice as surprising as they are sensible. From "A is for Anger" through "Z is for Zzzzzzz," each entry is paired with the authors' street-smart photography of the matching alphabet letter to create a savvy ebook. Based on a viral article written by Copaken when her own firstborn left for college, The ABCs of Adulthood is a delightful, worldly riff on learning your ABCs all over again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Digital
• Release date: Apr 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781452154190

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For Jacob and Sasha, better late than never;

For Nico, right on time;

And for Leo, who still has many years to go.

Text copyright © 2016 by Deborah Copaken.

Photographs copyright © 2016 by Deborah Copaken and Randy Polumbo.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.

ISBN 978-1-4521-5191-5 (hc)

ISBN 978-1-4521-5419-0 (epub, mobi)

Design by Jennifer Tolo Pierce

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Contents

A is for Anger 13

B is for Bed 15

C is for Children 17

D is for Disappointment 19

E is for Empathy 21

F is for Funerals 23

G is for Grooming 25

H is for Happiness 27

I is for Intoxication 29

J is for Jung 31

K is for Kitchen 33

L is for Love 35

M is for Mortgage 37

N is for No 39

O is for Offline 41

P is for Play 43

Q is for Quality over Quantity 45

R is for Risk 47

S is for Sex 49

T is for Tolerance 51

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Reviews for The ABCs of Adulthood

[beammey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I received this book for review and I'm so glad I did. It has some great, encouraging stuff in it (B is for Bed is my favorite and now I shall be sticking to that everyday!) The photographs are intriguing and fit with the theme(s) of the book very well. I would recommend this book to grads, new parents, even new retirees! This is a great book to just put things in perspective and it's such a quick read. 5 out of 5 stars.

[Allyce · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Actually quite judgey in the comments and advice. Especially around children and grooming.